Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Herne Bay win with a probability of 43.51%. A win for Rayners Lane had a probability of 35.29% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Herne Bay win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.39%) and 3-2 (4.84%). The likeliest Rayners Lane win was 1-2 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.